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The Nordic Fashion Summit was very interesting. Quite abit about knitting and design was included. There are contemporary knit pieces in the Nordic Fashion

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, Oct 2 6:32 PM

The Nordic Fashion Summit was very interesting. Quite abit about
knitting and design was included. There are contemporary knit pieces in
the Nordic Fashion Bienale exhibit. As the museum director said
it's like "Where's Waldo" when going thru the
collection. Besides the exhibit being displayed in the three gallery
rooms on the second floor pieces are placed here and there on all three
floors.
The black knit dress featured in this video
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hb0tJYZMbU&feature=related>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hb0tJYZMbU&feature=related> from
Faroese designers Gudrun and Gudrun is there too.

celebrating design, fashion and innovation, will kick-off on September
30 with the two-day NFB 2011 Fashion Summit featuring top international
designers and artists. The summit is designed to inspire conversation
and exploration between master professionals, industry leaders, emerging
designers, fashion students and trend setters. Key themes that are woven
throughout the summit include slow fashion, sustainability and design,
cultural heritage, and the business of fashion. The Nordic Fashion
Biennale Symposium is a two day event co-sponsored by the Nordic The
symposium is open to designers, fashion students and anyone with an
interest in fashion, cultural heritage and sustainability.

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> Day one on September 30 will include a series of presentations

covering, among other topics, forecasting fashion trends, slow fashion,
ethics of fashion, and how to build a brand. The day will conclude with
a screening of "Rabbit Hole," Icelandic designer Mundi's first foray
into film which premiered at Paris Fashion Week 2010.

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> Day two on October 1 will focus on the business of fashion,

highlighting the personal journeys of success from some of fashion's
most respected experts including Pauline Brown, Steinunn
Sigurðardóttir, Áslaug Magnúsdottir and Yvan Mispelaere. The
day will conclude with a thrilling performance by the mesmerizing Henrik
Vibskov.